environment
Environmental news in Thailand, covering pollution issues, climate policies, and conservation efforts.
- Covid-19 News
More masks, more problems: Covid waste pollutes oceans
Disposable face masks and plastic gloves are ending up in…
- Central Thailand News
Bang Saen plans to be a “zero waste beach”
A Chon Buri beach plans to be completely garbage free,…
- South Thailand News
Monkeys drown in water tank after food and water shortage
15 monkeys were found dead in a water tank yesterday…
- Environment News
Chemical ban now in effect, farmers say they have few alternatives
Thailand’s ban on 2 toxic chemicals in herbicides and pesticides,…
- Environment News
Dozens of plastic containers per person in state quarantine
…and the rest of us haven’t been helping the plastic…
- Hot News
Pattaya Council mulls a mass transport monorail system
Nothing like the middle of a pandemic to announce a…
- Covid-19 News
National parks may remain closed for another 2 months
One positive aspect of the pandemic is the affect park-closures…
- Environment News
The end of the annual crop-burning season – Chiang Mai gets some fresh air
As the annual crop season in north Thailand comes to…
- Environment News
Committee votes to ban harmful pesticides from June 1
The National Hazardous Substances Committee has voted to push ahead…
- Bangkok News
Bangkok authorities under fire for over-zealous tree pruning
The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration has come in for some flak…
- Environment News
Thai government scraps Mekong blasting project
The government has officially abandoned a controversial plan to blast…
- Environment News
Government confirms 2020 ban on single-use plastic bags
In a move that some would say has been a…
- Economy News
Sugar industry expert says banning of 3 agri-chemicals will severely damage business
The president of the Thailand Society of Sugarcane Technologists has…
- Environment News
Increase in use of biodegradable krathongs pleases Bangkok governor
The eco-friendly message seems to be getting through as Bangkok…
- Phuket News
Rare sighting of 5 metre manta ray in Similan Islands
A dive instructor has reported a sighting of a rare…
- Health
Water shortage warnings in 22 provinces
People living in 22 Thai provinces are being warned to…
- Environment News
Thai PM issues warning to drivers of polluting vehicles
PHOTO: Chiang Rai Times PM General Prayut Chan-o-cha says those…
- Environment News
“Vulnerable” deer species rescued six kilometres off shore in southern Thailand
PHOTO: www.zoothailand.org A species of deer, classified as “vulnerable” since…
- Events
1000 gather in Phuket to join the global cry on climate change
Asia’s largest travel and tourism sustainability event, opened in Phuket…
- Environment News
Thai PM addresses UN Climate Action Summit, pledges ASEAN support
PHOTO: www.mfa.go.th Thai PM General Prayut Chan-o-cha says the ASEAN…
- Environment News
Haze from Indonesia’s forest fires affecting Thailand’s south
The ongoing forest fires in Indonesia are affecting Thailand’s south,…
- World News
Last five years “Hottest on record” – UN Climate Summit
PHOTO: Greenpeace USA “Average global temperature between 2015-2019 is on…
- Environment News
Phuket’s Surin Beach’s anti-erosion walls fails causing another environmental disaster
PHOTOS: ขยะมรสุม ขยะมรสุม has posted on their Facebook page about…
- Politics News
Government spokeswoman says sorry after posting photo of PM eating from plastic container
PHOTO: Scmp.com Thai PBS World reports that a government spokeswoman…
- Environment News
Maya Bay: saving the most famous beach in Thailand
PHOTO: Sarah Buthmann For years, Maya Bay on the island…
- Environment News
Autopsy on dead 15 year old Hawksbill sea turtle held today
PHOTO: Thai PBS World Veterinarians from the sea turtle hospital…
- Environment News
Leonardo’s Instagram post draws attention to Thailand’s dugongs
Hollywood star, environmentalist and Instagrammer, Leonardo DiCaprio, has posted the…
- Environment News
Another baby dugong dies in Thailand
PHOTO: Thai PBS World The Phuket Marine Biological Center (PMBC)…
- Environment News
Thailand Prime Minister rejects calls to ban plastic bags
PHOTO: Chiang Rai Times In what some may see as…
- Environment News
Environment Ministry wants to increase dugong populations by 50% over a decade
“Dr. Thon Thamrongnawasawat says that trash in the seas was…
- Environment News
Mariam the young Krabi dugong dies
PHOTO: กรมทรัพยากรทางทะเลและชายฝั่ง The Phuket Marine Biological Centre has announced the…
- World News
Xayaburi Dam owners say they’re not responsible for dry Mekong River
PHOTO: The Laotian Times CK Power, operators of the new…
